Laura Mallaghan Illustration

Walked down to the footpath field near from my house last Sunday. Was doing some sketches of landscapes and trees. Got dark, need to walk home. Then stopped by the pond, saw the light reflect from the pond, took out my phone using continuous shots each stage of very little wave. I like the look how water wave with the light bends along with the waves. Put all photos together for GIFs.

Two weeks later from the Halloween's Day, i went to London with the university yesterday, again! We went to British Library as they have the exhibition showing of Terror and Wonder, The Gothic Imagination. This is really as a research for the competition project, three horror stories. It was quite dark exhibition inside but it was interesting, unfortunately photographing was not allowed. With the technique styles and illustrations had inspired me for the concepts of illustration, especially from that illustration on Exhibition Guide bouche.  Metal sculpture tree from outside of the British Library. We then went to The British Museum, not far from the British Library, they hold the exhibition of Witches and Wicked Bodies. Even though i looked through the displays but not took some photos, i got distracted by the Japanese displays and took some. I did that because i need some inspiration of Japanese bird and nature arts, and styles for my FMP. Here are some photograph

Some more photos i have been in London with the university group from 31st October. Link :  http://northamptonillustration.tumblr.com/post/102378035157/photos-from-our-recent-jam-packed-halloween-trip http://northamptonillustration.tumblr.com/post/102378035157/photos-from-our-recent-jam-packed-halloween-trip

I looked at my old CV that i made in college. Though this doesn’t work well, I may make it simple or including my sketches of bird. In my mind, i find this  cringe. *Blushed*

Arrived in London on 31th October, gathered up with the group. The first stop was The Horse Hospital, with very small gallery of ‘Alien Puma Space Train: The Visionary Work of Daniel S. Christiansen’. Looked at Daniel’s drawings was a bit confused at first, soon then when I noticed quite faded with drawing of underground train, though it was mentioned ‘Alien Puma Space Train’. Viewed these drawings and tried to understand his concepts and culture combined. My thoughts of his drawings are like an Egyptian style, as there are human with wings. But I was distracted away from understanding of his drawing and was interesting of how the wings are perfect match to real birds’ that I was tried draw of.   Moving on to the next stop of University of the Arts London, London College of Communication Elephant and Castle, a huge corridor gallery of ‘50 Years of Illustration’. Looked at the illustrations from each decade, with different styles. An interesting description about the illu